Ms Oonagh Buckley:

Those changes could not have been anticipated by the Department of Justice and Equality at the beginning of last year.

To be clear, we are working very hard to try to increase our stock of accommodation. We have added substantial numbers of beds in the past two years, and continue to seek to do so this year, to try to keep ahead of demand. We are also managing the throughput of people so that those who have permission to remain in the country leave our accommodation and are moved into mainstream housing.